GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA

Specialty Definition: GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA

Domain	Definition
Health	Bacteria which lose crystal violet stain but are stained pink when treated by Gram's method. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Manual of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria (reference) (more book examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The rickettsia is undergoing a pinching type division characteristic of gram-negative bacteria including rickettsias. Transmission electron micrograph. Credit: CDC.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Ehrlichiae are small, gram-negative bacteria that primarily invade leukocytes (white blood cells), the same cells which fight disease by destroying microorganisms that enter the body. Ehrlichiae typically appear as minute, round bacteria (cocci), ranging from 1 to 3 �m (micrometers) in diameter. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Language		Translations for "GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		gramnegativ bakterie. (various references)

Dutch		Gram-negatieve bacterie. (various references)

French		bactérie Gram-négative, bactérie Gram négative, bactérie � Gram négatif. (various references)

German		gram-negative Bakterie, gramnegative Bakterie. (various references)

Greek		βακτηρίδιο αρνητικό κατά Gram. (various references)

Italian		batterio Gram-negativo, batteria gram-negativa. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		グラ� 陰性菌 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		グラ� い�"せいき�". (various references)

Pig Latin		am-negativegray acteriabay

Portuguese		bactéria gram-negativa. (various references)

Spanish		bacteria gram-negativa. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.